There are just six weeks left until the celestial odometer that is the Mayan calendar clicks over to the next b'akt'un, but in the meantime, scientists have been trying to solve the mystery behind the collapse of the Mayan civilization....

3 Ways to Prevent Hurricanes (Maybe)

In this video Paul Andersen explains how natural disasters (like earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and flooding) have affected and will continue to affect humans on the planet. Many of the natural hazards (like volcanoes and storms) can...

Pupil outcome: I can describe some of the threats to the polar regions, what is being done to address them and what more could be done. Key learning points: - Because an essay is a non-fiction piece of writing, it must be based on facts....

Pupil outcome: I can write the second half of an essay about the effects of climate change on the polar regions, using a range of linguistic features and a formal tone. Key learning points: - Our essay gives a logical argument that...

Pupil outcome: I can understand how Earth's polar ice caps are changing. Key learning points: - By analysing how the northern polar ice caps have changed, predictions can be made - By analysing how the southern polar ice caps have...

Earth's orbit is constantly evolving through Milankovitch Cycles.

Wherever you live, climate change could affect you. Discover how the predicted changes could affect peoples around the globe. Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. Global atmospheric patterns are causing concern, as...

Our planet is a beautiful and awesome place. In a new video, join NASA scientists on a 40-minute visual tour of Earth from space, presented at the IMAX Theater at National Air and Space Museum in...

Next month, world leaders will gather in Copenhagen at the United Nations Climate Change Conference to negotiate a new global climate treaty. In anticipation of this event, NASA has compiled a multimedia resource collection for editors...

Is there any merit to the studies that show that historical CO2 levels lag behind temperature, and not lead them?



In the pre-industrial age, the CO2 response to temperature was that the temperature would go up and CO2...

Scientists at the Goddard Institute for Space Science found that 2009 was tied as the second hottest year ever recorded.

2018 was the fourth hottest year in the modern record, part of a decades-long trend of warming. The record dates back to 1880, when it became possible to collect consistent, reliable temperatures around the planet. NASA and NOAA work...

Earth's surface temperatures in 2017 were the second warmest since since 1880, when global estimates first become feasible, NASA scientists found.

Global temperatures 2017 were second only to 2016, which still holds the...

Globally, 2020 was the hottest year on record, effectively tying 2016, the previous record. Overall, Earth’s average temperature has risen more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the 1880s. Temperatures are...